United Supreme Council, 33 Degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Prince Hall Affiliation, Southern Jurisdiction of the United States of America et al v. United Supreme Council of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite for the 33 De

Filing 71

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Liam O'Grady on 3/28/2017. (rban, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Alexandria Division

UNITED SUPREME COUNCIL, 33
DEGREE OF THE ANCIENT AND

ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE OF

FREEMASONRY, PRINCE HALL
AFFILIATION, SOUTHERN

Civil No. l:16-cv-l 103

JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED

STATES OF AMERICA, et al.,

Plaintiffs,

UNITED SUPREME COUNCIL OF THE
ANCIENT ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE
FOR THE 33 DEGREE OF

FREEMASONRY, SOUTHERN
JURISDICTION, PRINCE HALL
AFFILIATED, e/a/.,

Defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Plaintiffs United Supreme Council, 33 Degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
of Freemasonry, Prince Hall Affiliation, Southern Jurisdiction of the United States ("USC-SJ

Tennessee" or "USC-SJ I") and its Washington DC-based predecessor (USC-SJ Predecessor)
have brought suit against Defendants United Supreme Council of the Ancient Accepted Scottish

Rite for the 33 Degree of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction, Prince Hall Affiliated (USC-SJ II),
Ralph Slaughter, Joseph Williams, the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Virginia,
Free and Accepted Masons, Incorporated ("Grand Lodge"), Roger Brown, and Michael Parris.

After a hearing and a full round of briefing, Plaintiffs' original complaint was dismissed without
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